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How to pronounce dignitary in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms high-up, high muckamuck, panjandrum, very important person, vip
Type of important person, influential person, personage

Examples of dignitary

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The queen wouldn't be the only foreign dignitary to attend the Derby this year.
From the washingtonpost.com
Would you do that if the dignitary concerned were a member of the royal family?
From the guardian.co.uk
Their origins go back to Firuz Shah Zarrinkolah, a local dignitary from the north.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many communities would be able to handle one dignitary at a time, let alone the pope.
From the ocregister.com
It was the first time Bush had greeted a visiting dignitary at the airport.
From the newsobserver.com
It was the first time Bush has personally welcomed a dignitary at Andrews.
From the newsobserver.com
It marked Raul Castro's first encounter with a foreign dignitary as Cuba's president.
From the usatoday.com
The same day as Myasnikovich's arrival, another foreign dignitary landed in Naypyidaw.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
A car containing one Middle Eastern dignitary just left by a side gate.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Very important person: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  • A person of high rank, especially in government. The dignitaries of the Democratic party presided over the convention in Denver.